בן אדם [Ben Adam] [English translation]

A human being is only flesh and blood

Dust flying in the desert

A human being, in the way of the world

Like a passing shadow, like broken pottery

A man is just a man and most of his days are nights

And no man is perfect in all virtues

So let him dream and give him breath

Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort

Don’t burden him and give him hope

And don’t always judge him for the worse

For a man is a man, is a man, is just a man

A human being awakens and already falls asleep

His days are short, their end is sad

A human being is a guest in the world

He came from ashes and to ashes he will return

A man is just a man and most of his days are nights

And no man is perfect in all virtues

So let him dream and give him breath

Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort

Don’t burden him and give him hope

And don’t always judge him for the worse

For a man is a man, is a man, is just a man

He won’t learn forever

He forgets to love

He doesn’t know that his day is near

Because a man is just a man and most of his days are nights

And no man is perfect in all virtues

So let him dream and give him breath

Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort

Don’t burden him and give him hope

And don’t always judge him for the worse

For a man is a man, is a man, is just a man

A man is just a man and most of his days are nights

And no man is perfect in all virtues

So let him dream and give him breath

Give to Shem, give to Ham, give to Japheth comfort

Don’t burden him and give him hope

And don’t always judge him for the worse

For a man is a man, is a man, is just a man

• Artist:Yardena Arazi
• Album:Eurovision Song Contest 1988